function writetofileelv(elvfile, outpath, pfstring)
    fid = fopen(fullfile(outpath,[pfstring '.ELV']),'w');
    fprintf(fid,'C>         *******************************************************\r\n');
    fprintf(fid,'C>         *   SBEACH water elevation input file:       %s.ELV   *\r\n',pfstring);
    fprintf(fid,'C>         *******************************************************\r\n');
    fprintf(fid,'C>\r\n');
    fprintf(fid,'C>\r\n');
    fprintf(fid,'C> TOTAL WATER ELEVATION (m or ft)\r\n');
    fprintf(fid,'E>----------------------------------------------------------------\r\n');
    for ii = 1:length(elvfile)
        if ii == length(elvfile)
            fprintf(fid,'%.3f\r\n', elvfile(ii));
        else
            fprintf(fid,'%.3f\r\n', elvfile(ii));
        end
    end
    fclose(fid);
end